NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario: Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and Sudan on Wednesday, but stayed away from contentious issues like the US military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and trade.<\/p>\n
The foreign ministers of the G7 met with Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister on Wednesday as Kyiv tries to fend off Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across the country. Andriy Sybiha said Ukraine needs the support of its partners to survive what will be a \u201cvery difficult, very tough winter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to move forward to pressure Russia, to raise the price for the aggression, for Russia, for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, to end this war,\u201d Sybiha said.<\/p>\n
The G7 ministers said in a joint statement at the conclusion of the two-day gathering that they are increasing the economic costs to Russia and exploring measures against those who finance Russia\u2019s war efforts.<\/p>\n
Canada announced more sanctions against Russia, including targeting those involved in the development and deployment of drones, and Britain, a day earlier, pledged money for Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made no immediate announcements about new US initiatives but said on social media that the meeting delved into ways \u201cto strengthen Ukraine\u2019s defense and find an end to this bloody conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing whatever is necessary to support Ukraine,\u201d Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.<\/p>\n
The meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, near the US border, followed US President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to end trade talks with Canada after the Ontario provincial government ran an anti-tariff advertisement in the US, which upset him. That followed a spring of acrimony, since abated, over the president\u2019s insistence that Canada should become the 51st US state.<\/p>\n
Anand declined to talk about the trade dispute.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am here to talk about the work that the G7 ministers are doing,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd that is exactly what I think I should be discussing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anand met with Rubio, but said she did not bring up trade talks, noting that a different minister leads the trade issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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